Boom!
The coffin lid was overturned, and blood gushed out like a tide. A corpse shrouded in black mist slowly floated up from the coffin. Its body was covered in green hair, which shimmered slightly, but it still looked like it was moldy, or like mold growing on rotten matter. You could smell the disgusting odor from afar, which made you feel very uncomfortable.
"The corpses in the corpse-raising ground have changed. This female corpse is completely different from the one before. I don't know why the previous one was like this, but this one is a real zombie."
This was the first time he had ever seen this kind of zongzi.
Green Ivy and Black Dog retreated rapidly. The power emanating from this female zombie was beyond their ability to resist. They quickly withdrew from the eighth level of space and observed from the boundary of the seventh level.
Li Ming also found it very troublesome. He even wanted to retreat, not wanting to provoke this female zombie. But the next moment, all the coffins on the eighth floor exploded, like fireworks, bang bang bang, constantly exploding, revealing female zombies. Each corpse looked almost the same, making it difficult to distinguish their appearance.
They surged in from all directions like a tide, surrounding him completely, and a battle was about to break out.
Li Ming showed no fear, his fists swinging wildly. To his surprise, the female zombies were probably at the Domain Lord level, but they had a fatal weakness: their movements were stiff and inflexible, like puppets, controlled by others. Although their aura was terrifying, it was only the aura that was terrifying. To Li Ming, their clumsy movements were their fatal weakness. Without developing intelligence, they were no different from wood to him.
Colorless flames crisscrossed the space, raining down on the earth; everything was unfolding rapidly, and a terrifying aura permeated the air.
Inside, Li Ming slowly practiced his movements and fist techniques, honing his immortal arts. Some of them hadn't been used in a long time and were now completely rusty.
A few days later, although the female zombies on the eighth floor were not killed by Li Ming, they all returned to their coffins. Li Ming planned to refine them, but was surprised to find that the Dao patterns on their bodies were difficult to refine.
Their Dao patterns were scattered everywhere, like the afterglow of a setting sun, elusive and unpredictable.
Even the divine arts of the gods were of little use. Li Ming racked his brains but couldn't figure out where the problem lay; how could it be impossible to extract it?
That's really strange.
He tried to investigate, and after about two days, he finally found the reason: their Dao patterns had been struck by the Heavenly Tribulation, thus forming zombies that were dead but not stiff.
"There are at least forty or fifty thousand Dao patterns here. They are so fertile. If we miss them, we will have to find other Dao patterns. This is a rare opportunity."
After some thought, Li Ming decided to refine these female zombies; he refused to believe he couldn't.
They began their attempt, destroying the Dao patterns on dozens of female zombies before finally managing to extract a single Dao pattern. Sure enough, perseverance paid off, and they burned their bridges.
Gradually, Li Ming became more and more proficient, even optimizing and upgrading the divine techniques of the Divine Race, allowing him to extract Dao patterns faster and faster.
Another half month passed, and Li Ming successfully refined the female zombie on the eighth floor. The total number of Dao patterns is now [number missing], and the distance is getting closer.
After refining the Dao patterns, Li Ming did not immediately begin his ascent to the ninth level. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the eighth level, contemplating his recent insights and understanding.
A few days later, Li Ming finally emerged from his cultivation state. At this time, Green Ivy and Black Dog were fast asleep. Li Ming woke them up and continued his assault on the ninth level.
The ancient burial pit is really too tempting, something Li Ming didn't expect. It's like a nested doll, with nine layers in total, each containing creatures at the Domain Lord level for him to refine.
If he hadn't known it himself, he would have thought that someone had deliberately buried the object here so that he could refine it.
The thought struck him, and he was startled.
Li Ming was startled by the thought. How could there be such a coincidence? He shook his head, dismissed the thought, and headed towards the ninth floor.
A moment later, Li Ming, Black Dog, and Green Ivy appeared on the ninth floor. The ninth floor was completely different from the outer eight floors. The outer eight floors were gloomy and terrifying, while this place was like a picturesque fairyland.
Two completely different environments.
"This place is really strange, completely different from the outside. It caught me off guard." The black dog wagged its tail, supporting the green ivy. "I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling. This place is more terrifying than the eight floors outside combined."
"Brother, do you think this place might be suitable for human habitation? Is it possible that people live here?" Green Ivy asked.
Li Ming shook his head, finding it hard to imagine. "This place is very suitable for living. Perhaps the outer eight floors are just preparations for the ninth floor, forming a feng shui treasure land. Let's go in and take a look. Be careful."
This place gave him a very bad feeling, even worse than the eight floors outside. The eight floors outside might be dangerous, but this place felt like it was shrouded in death.
The environment was picturesque, yet it carried an aura of death.
"There are footprints." After walking only a few dozen steps, Li Ming saw shallow footprints on the ground.
"These footprints are clearly human footprints. Could it be that humans really live here?" The black dog felt a chill run down its spine, as if its suspicions had been confirmed. "But here's the problem: if there are people here, why didn't anyone from the Ninth Floor come out to help us when we made such a commotion outside?"
"Yes, why?" Green Ivy asked, dangling her little feet. This was also something she didn't understand.
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